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An island book publisher has paired up with one of the most vibrant children’s book publishers in Ireland to produce a series of new original children’s books.

Colmcille – a partnership programme which promotes the shared linguistic and cultural heritage of Ireland and Scotland – is supporting Stornoway based publisher Acair to establish a new creative skills exchange project to publish a range of exciting and attractive books for children in Scottish and Irish Gaelic.

For the first time, a group of writers, editors, illustrators, designers and publishers, working in the medium of Gaidhlig and Gaeilge will collaborate to create and publish several new book titles which may also be developed for other media.

Over the coming months a series of workshops will be held in both Ireland and Scotland which will see this unique creative exchange lead to the creation of five new titles published in both Gaidhlig and Gaeilge.

The project has grown out of dialogue between Acair and Galway based publishers, Futa Fata. The two companies recognised their very similar objectives and joined forces to add to children’s' publishing in both Gaeilge and Gaidhlig.

Acair’s chief executive, Agnes Rennie said: “Publishing is at the heart of our creative industries as it brings the creative product of writers and illustrators into the hands of a worldwide audience. We are immensely grateful to Colmcille for recognising the potential of this new creative dynamic between Acair and Futa Fata.”

Tha foillsichear bho na h-eileanan air a dhol an lùib aon de na foillsichearan de leabhraichean chloinne as beòthaile ann an Èirinn, gus sreath de leabhraichean tùsail ùra chloinne a thoirt gu buil.

Tha Colmcille – prògram com-pàirteachais a tha ag adhartachadh dualchas cànanach is cultarach co-roinnte na h-Alba ’s na h-Èireann – a’ cur taic ris an fhoillsichear Acair a tha stèidhichte ann an Steòrnabhagh, gus pròiseact iomlaid de sgilean cruthachail ùr a chur air bhonn, airson raon de leabhraichean tarraingeach agus brosnachail fhoillseachadh do chloinn ann an Gàidhlig na h-Alba is na h-Èireann.

Airson a’ chiad turas, bidh buidheann de sgrìobhadairean, luchd-deasachaidh, dealbhadairean, dealbhaichean agus foillsichearan ag obair tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig agus na Gaeilge, a’ co-obrachadh gus grunn tiotalan de leabhraichean ùra a chruthachadh agus fhoillseachadh, a dh’fhaodar a leasachadh do mheadhanan eile cuideachd. Thar nam mìosan a tha romhainn, bidh sreath de bhùithtean-obrach a’ gabhail àite ann an Èirinn agus Alba, a chì an iomlaid chruthachail gun choimeas seo a’ leantainn air adhart gu còig tiotalan ùra air an cruthachadh anns an dà chuid Gàidhlig agus Gaeilge.

Dh’ èirich a’ phròiseact a-mach à còmhradh eadar Acair agus Futa Fata, na foillsichearan stèidhichte ann an Gaillimh. Thuig an dà chompanaidh cho co-ionnan ’s a tha na cinn-uidhe aca agus chaidh iad ann an co-bhoinn gus foillseachadh chloinne a thoirt gu buil ann an Gaeilge agus Gaidhlig.

Thuirt Ceannard Acair Agnes Rennie: “Tha foillseachadh aig cridhe ar gnìomhachasan cruthachail a chionn ’s gu bheil e a’ toirt toradh cruthachail nan sgrìobhadairean agus nan dealbhadairean gu luchd-cleachdaidh air feadh an t-saoghail. Tha sinn fìor bhuidheach do Cholmcille airson comas tuigsinn a thaobh an tionnsgnaidh ùr chruthachail seo eadar Acair agus Futa Fata.

Children’s publishers co-operate on new book series 26/7/11